Bo'ai County
County in Henan, People's Republic of China
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Bo'ai County (simplified Chinese: 博爱县; traditional Chinese: 博愛縣; pinyin: Bó'ài Xiàn) is a county in northern Henan, China. It is under the administration of the Jiaozuo prefecture-level city.
Bo'ai County
博爱县 Poai | |
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  Bo'ai Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 35°10′30″N 113°04′00″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiaozuo |
| Area | |
• Total | 492 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 380,100 |
| • Density | 773/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 454450 |
History
Bo'ai County was established in 1927. Its name derives from the Chinese translation of "fraternity" in "Liberté, égalité, fraternité", while the term "Bo'ai" literally means "Universal Love".
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Bo'ai, elevation 120 m (390 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
41.6 (106.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
41.1 (106.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.5 (0.37) |
11.6 (0.46) |
18.8 (0.74) |
29.4 (1.16) |
49.9 (1.96) |
64.4 (2.54) |
127.4 (5.02) |
106 (4.2) |
68.0 (2.68) |
36.0 (1.42) |
26.3 (1.04) |
6.5 (0.26) |
553.8 (21.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 75.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 11.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 56 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.1 | 122.6 | 162.0 | 192.8 | 215.2 | 192.6 | 166.6 | 169.1 | 148.0 | 147.9 | 133.5 | 126.9 | 1,889.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
